For Italian Roast Pork, finely chop fresh rosemary needles (1 tsp) and peeled garlic cloves. Mix in a bowl with some lemon zest, fennel seeds, 1 pinch of ground cloves, pepper and salt.
Pierce the pork loin all around in several places with a pointed kitchen knife about 1 cm deep. Fill each of the small holes with a knife tip of the herb mixture. Season the roast with salt and season with pepper, sprinkle remaining rosemary sprigs on top.
Place the pork roast on the oven rack. Slide a grease pan under the oven rack to catch the juices. Roast the meat in the preheated oven for 2 hours at 200 degrees.
Italian roast pork is served with roasted summer vegetables or rosemary potatoes.